[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-evolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress":3,"chapter-evolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-evolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-chapter-284":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Evolution: From Little Devil to Devil Empress",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1080086,1395,"Chapter 284: Puppet City","evolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-chapter-284",284,"\u003Cp>The sand surrounding the black gate tumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if a creature beyond the gate’s capacity was attempting to break through it, the whole structure shook violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, though, the trembling ceased. The creature on the other side had succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as they appeared, Liora’s eyes shrank. On the other hand, the eyes of everyone else in the room, including the almost dead True Devil, flashed with undisguised excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They believed that they had survived! With that person’s appearance, no danger would ever befall them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or at the very least, these were their thoughts for a brief moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, reality often turned out cruel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she spotted the visitor’s arrival, Liora understood that there was no time to hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, her previous movements resumed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thrust, the Spear of Divine Punishment passed through her opponent’s skull, allowing the mist around it to wash over their bare bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine Punishment—this term was not to be used lightly, and the spear’s power was clear evidence of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment its glowing tip penetrated the skull, the True Devil’s indestructible body began to break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a heartbeat, it had shattered, broken apart to its lowest particles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similarly, the True Devil’s soul was also revealed to the outside world, entering Liora’s body on its own before being converted into Evolution Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her actions seemed troublesome, but the decisiveness Liora displayed made them extremely quick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature who had just arrived had no time to recover from the teleportation, much less prevent her from slaughtering the True Devil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time it understood what was happening, it was already too late. One of the six True Devils was already dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph!\", a cold snort echoed throughout this space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The angry hum made the demi-plane itself tremble, as if unable to contain its boundless power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liora’s face grew solemn as she turned her head and stared at this new opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, they had been described as a creature. However, their appearance said otherwise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The visitor’s form was that of a floating miniature city, with tall walls, luxurious buildings, and tiny humanoid figures walking through its streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anyone familiar with Bloodflower City were here, they would recognize that this city looked extremely similar to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No! \"Pretty similar\" was a vague way of putting it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the miniature city was an exact replica of Bloodflower City, down to its most downtrodden residents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liora’s eyes only stayed for a brief moment on the city itself, though. The next second, her attention shifted to the space right above it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, a small claw could be seen, with three fingers, rough bark-like skin, and sharp, long nails.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless threads flew out of the claw’s fingertips, falling down and binding around the tiny residents of the miniature city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five bigger threads reached out of the city and wrapped around the five remaining True Devils, while the last thread was still in the middle of being torn apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This phenomenon, coupled with the strange feeling that had arisen in Liora’s heart, made her form a guess regarding what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A mechanical city?\", she questioned before shaking her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. A city of puppets...\", she muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Liora was deep in thought, the five True Devils were not idle. After expending some more effort, they finally succeeded in dealing with the weapons besieging them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, they no longer attacked Liora. Instead, they rushed towards the floating city, only stopping when they landed right beside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did not need to communicate with the claw’s owner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment they stopped, they placed their hands on the city’s walls as their demonic energy surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The miniature city shook as its gate opened wide, causing the air around it to collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The countless tiny people walking in its streets seemed to have received an order from their superior. In unison, they all rushed towards the gate and walked out of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their figures grew bigger as they stepped out of the city. Similarly, their auras also grew stronger, reaching the Lesser Devil stage in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as if they had been preparing for this opportunity for a long time, they brandished their respective weapons and marched towards Liora.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Liora could react, she was surrounded by Lesser Devils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of them she could recognize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the innkeeper of the inn she had stayed at, the pedestrians she had come across in the city, and even the guards protecting the Demon Colosseum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if they were all part of a trained army, they cooperated to attack her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In most cases, a True Devil will never die at the hands of a Lesser Devil.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, the difference in power and life levels between them is humongous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s similar to arguing that an ordinary ant could kill a human or even an elephant...\", Liora thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, everything has a limit... If there are enough Lesser Devils and their cooperation is good enough, they can slowly consume a True Devil and eventually slay them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her current situation fitted that scenario.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands, if not tens of thousands, Lesser Devils were all rushing in her direction, attacking her from all directions and rendering her unable to evade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a number had already reached a certain limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even True Devils at the peak of this stage would have trouble confronting this army. Most of them would choose to escape rather than fight against it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Liora shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unfortunately for you, I’m not an ordinary True Devil...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Using a large number of people may trouble other True Devils, but it is far from enough to kill me.\", Liora stated, her words seemingly addressed at her opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finished speaking, she brought her hand forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the skin at the center of her palm parted, and countless threads shot out from the dark space within, similar to the ones growing out of the claw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They followed gravity’s force and fell onto the ground, soon disappearing into the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, nothing happened. It was as if Liora’s activation of her ability had resulted in a failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the floating city in the distance paused for a moment and shook, as if mocking her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next second, the entire demi-plane began to shake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth beneath her trembled violently and turned over, while countless creatures suddenly jumped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These creatures were made out of fire elements and looked similar to the ones they had met outside, down to their ability to conceal their own aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, if anyone were to take a deeper look at them, they would soon discover that their bodies were actually composed solely of densely-packed Devil Runes.\u003C\u002Fp>",1110,"2026-06-03T10:39:03.948Z",1,"novelbin.me","9830fec46b4e999ee357670bde985a8644af2fb876c6db6e041d7a74b5de5066","evolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-chapter-383","evolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-chapter-382",482,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fevolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-cover.jpg"]